Class 11 History - Themes in World History - Chapter The Industrial Revolution NCERT Solutions | Indicate how the supply of raw materials

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Question 4

Indicate how the supply of raw materials affected the nature of British industrialization.

Answer

Since 17th century, Britain had been importing bales of cotton cloth from India at exorbitant price. But after the entry of East India Company into India, it began to import along with cloth, raw cotton, which could be spun and woven into cloth in England. Till the early 18th century, the process of spinning had been very slow. The spinners were occupied throughout the day, while weavers waited idly to receive yarn. A lot of technological inventions closed the gap between the speed in spinning raw cotton into yarn, and weaving the yarn into fabric. The production shifted from the homes of spinners and weavers to factories.

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